tanjooberrymutts

[briggie]

By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND " TANJOOBERRYMUTTS "....and be ready to visit China ..

In order to continue getting by in China, we need to learn English the way it is spoken.

Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term, "TANJOOBERRYMUTTS ".
With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.

Now, here goes... The following is a telephonic exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service......

Room Service: "Morrin. Roon sirbees."

Guest: "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

Room Service: "Rye. Roon sirbees...morrin ! Joowish to oddor sunteen ?"

Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs."

Room Service: "Ow ulai den ?"

Guest: ".....What ??"

Room Service: "Ow ulai den ?!?... Pryed, boyud, pochd ?"

Guest: "Oh, the eggs ! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."

Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse ?"

Guest: "Crisp will be fine."

Room Service: "Hokay.. An sahn toes ?"

Guest: "What ?"

Room Service: "An toes.. ulai sahn toes ?"

Guest: "I.... Don't think so.."

Room Service: "No ? Udo wan sahn toes?"

Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means."

Room Service: "Toes ! Toes !...Why Uoo don wan toes ? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter ?"

Guest: "Oh, English muffin?! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."

Room Service: "We botter ?"

Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side."

Room Service: "Wad ?!?"

Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."

Room Service: "Copy?"

Guest: "Excuse me?"

Room Service: "Copy...tea.. meel ?"

Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."

Room Service: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye??"

Guest: "Whatever you say."

Room Service: "Tanjooberrymutts."

Guest: "You're welcome."

[zippy656]

me thinks you need to go to sleep...

[Damian Strudley]

:thumb2 Fully understand what your saying after spending a lot of time traveling overseas its amazing how quickly the english language can be ruined. It makes it fun to try to understand without shouting

[patbhoy]

I wont Tanjooberrymutt for that one:doh